Describe the advantages and disadvantages of Electronic Health Records and are there any future challeng

To understand the advantages and disadvantage of the electronic health record, we need understand the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). The HITECH was introduce during the Obama administration

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in 2009. The HITECH was created to promote and expand the health information technology for the use of electronic health records (EHRs) by healthcare providers. The HITECH also, reinforced and closed any discrepancies with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA).

The HITECH is to go paperless and providing higher quality care to their patients by utilizing the Electronic health record (EHR). The electronic health record is a patient health information generated to have several encounters in a delivery setting. This may include demographics, notes, medication, vital signs, and medical history. These information is part of the HITECH system.

The advantages of the Economic and Clinical Health Act is the accuracy of information for a patient. Providers may look up medical records from a previous professional and see what is going on and what has been order for the health care of the patient. Patients have easier access to their medical records, especially if they forget what type of medications they are taking.

The disadvantages is the leak of the patient privacy. The risk of unauthorized party gathering the patient information without the knowledge of the provider or patient. Sending medical information to insurance company causing major problems with their benefits and health care. Another issues would be, maintaining the software to keep up with the demand of electronic health care records. Having to hire IT personnel to maintain the programs is an expensive cost for the providers or hospital. end of first classmate

Within o-ur government, the State Public Health Department has certain functions they are in charge of and some functions that uses the same resources and share certain responsibilities within the Federal, State, Local departments. Public health governance structures does vary from state to state. In the State Public Health Department area they have significant guidance when it comes to healthcare delivery and public health in through their departments and organizations such as health, insurance, education and social services.(Young, Kroth, 2018) States function as regulators of health insurance companies, licensors and regulators of health professionals , regulators of quality of care in state-licensed facilities and has functions as analysts of healthcare cost and quality (p.310). Another function of the State Public Health Department they provide guidance to the CDC and Prevention and their role is informing and evaluating policies to prevent injuries and violence through active participation in the policy processes in the CDC. Many states also handle mental health institutions, support medical and other health professional schools when it comes to funding. (Young, Kroth, 2018). The primary sources of the state health department funding included federal support (53 percent) & state general funds is about (24 percent). Now when we look into the local/city public health department some of this department functions handle more of the disease surveillance & tracking services, and Public Health Education/ Promotion. For example, the city public health department assist when the state passes down policies that has been evaluated within the CDC, the city keeps record tracking of it and how it is going within the city and make reports to send back to the State Public Health department. Another layout function is when the state approves or matches certain funding to the schools, the city public health helps put towards Health and Public Health Education/ Promotion and provides immunization services for them locally.

Cite:

Young, K. M., Kroth, P. J., & Sultz, H. A. (2018). Sultz & Young’s health care USA: Understanding its organization and delivery (Ninth ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Texas Department of State Health Services. (2020). Texas local public health organizations. Retrieved February 03, 2021, from https://dshs.texas.gov/rls/localservices/default.shtm#:~:text=Disease%20Surveillance%20and%20Tracking%20Services,and%20Public%20Health%20Education%2FPromotion

Bottom line is balance, easier access for both patient and provider, with the cost of protecting the data from unauthorized

users.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/May 2019